VOLLEYBALL: Oakland adds two to signing class

Wednesday, June 26, 2013

ROCHESTER -- The Oakland volleyball team and head coach Rob Beam announced on Wednesday that Breann Reveley and Brooke Wadsworth have signed to play with the Golden Grizzlies starting in the fall of 2013.

"Breann is a wonderful addition to our program and Brooke is a tremendous blocker and will make a huge impact for us in the front row," said Beam.

Reveley, a 6-foot-1 outside hitter from Grosse Pointe Woods, is a two-time All-State selection and has helped her high school team win three district titles. She also broke the school record for kills in a career, a member of the National Honor Society and won the Marine Corps Distinguished Athlete Award at her high school.

"As a player Breann will bring added depth to our outside hitting group," said Beam. "Her attacking and blocking ability will certainly make an impact right away for us. She is also a wonderful young woman. She is enthusiastic, positive, and one of the most genuine and authentic teammates that we have recruited to Oakland in my seven years here."

Wadsworth, a 6-foot-1 middle hitter from Castle Dale, Utah, is a junior college transfer from the College of Southern Idaho where the Golden Eagles won the NJCAA National Championship last season. She played in 35 sets recording 39 kills and 19 blocks in 2012. Wadsworth was on the Dean's List the last two years at CSI and also won a state championship in Utah during her senior year at Emery High School.

"While Brooke will compete as a middle here, she has experience on the pins too, and that versatility will be a huge benefit to our program," added Beam. "She also knows what it takes to compete at the highest experience having won a national championship at Southern Idaho. As a person she is an ideal fit as well. She is an excellent student and possesses great character."

Reveley and Wadsworth will join a recruiting class that was ranked in the top 55 in the country by PrepVolleyball.com. The class includes Alli Gutschow, Jessica Dood and Sammy Condon as Gutschow was named to the PrepVolleyball.com "Dandy Lion" second team making her one of the top 24 defensive players in the country that played outside hitter in high school. She was also a member of the state champion 4x100m relay team that broke the state record, while Dood was named the Female Student-Athlete of the Year at Grandville High School. Condon was a member of the Sports Performance 18 Elite team that won a national championship in the 18 Open Division this summer.